Magazine insert

ABSTRACT

The invention comprises a magazine insert consisting of a plurality of pages each corresponding in printed word content with a page of a magazine but in a language different from that of the magazine page. The insert pages, fixed together in numerical order, will be circulated with the magazine in the country of the language of the insert pages. The magazine may therefore be produced in a single basic language edition but when combined with an appropriate translation insert of the printed articles therein will provide a format and display items in identifiable relation to the translated passages in the insert pages.

United States Patent [1 1 Krohnert I 1 MAGAZINE INSERT [76] Inventor: Paul J. Krohnerl, 20 Collins Grove Rd., Westhill, Ontario, Canada 22 Filed: Mar. 10, 1972 211 App]. No.2 233,698

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Mar. 18, 1971 Canada ..108109 [52] U.S. Cl 283/46, 281/16, 236/56, 236/63 [51] Int. Cl. G091) 17/02, 842d 1/00 [58] Field of Search 283/63, 56, 46, 36-43, 283/31, 33; 35/35 E; 281/2516, 15 R [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,353,774 9/1920 Mason 281/38 1,835,909 12/1931 Shoemaker 281/15 R 1,319,386 10/1919 Gregory 283/36 [451 Aug. 7, 1973 Primary Examiner-Lawrence Charles Attorney-Harvey 1. Marshall, James A. Land et a1.

[57] ABSTRACT The invention comprises a magazine insert consisting of a plurality of pages each corresponding in printed word content with a page of a magazine but in a language different from that of the magazine page. The insert pages, fixed together in numerical order, will be circulated with the magazine in the country of the language of the insert pages. The magazine 'may therefore be produced in a single basic language edition but when combined with an appropriate translation insert of the printed articles therein will provide a format and display items in identifiable relation to the translated passages in the insert pages.

4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures OCT 1970 MAGAZINE INSERT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to magazine inserts.

Magazines that have widespread appeal to countries of various languages are usually produced in various language editions for circulation in respective countries. The separate publication of different language editions is quite costly despite the fact that there are many general features such as general format, colour tones, pictures, charts, and the like, which are common to all editions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention seeks to reduce substantially the cost of various language editions of a particular magazine, by the production of a single language edition for circulation to countries of different languages but wherein an insert containing only a translation of the magazine articles is supplied with the magazine in the language of the country in which the magazine is to be circulated, such insert comprising pages corresponding to the magazineppages and having a size and structure adapted for convenient incorporation in the magazine whereby illustrations and the like in the basic magazine are readily identifiable with the translated articles.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. I is a plan view of an insert in accordance with the invention,

FIG. 2 is an end elevation of the insert,

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the insert as associated with a magazine,

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the insert and magazine in open position, and

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the insert in course of being placed in position in the magazine.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT In the drawing, the insert is indicated at and comprises a plurality of pages 11 each adapted to bear a foreign language translation of the wording on a corresponding magazine page.

It is quite important that the pages of the insert bear a definite dimensional relationship to the pages of. the magazine indicated at 12. As clearly shown in FIG. 4, each insert page 11 is adapted to be interleaved in the magazine 12 with the page 13 of the magazine corresponding in content with the facing side of page 11, the reverse side of page 11 corresponding in content with the page of the magazine that is faces. The magazine page may contain a picture or other display item 14 and the corresponding page 11 may be provided with a similarly positioned blank space 15 for identification purposes.

The portion of each page 11 overlying magazine page 13 is preferably not larger, and, as shown, slightly less in width and length than the page 13 whereby its side and bottom edges do not protrudebeyond the corresponding edges of the magazine pages when associated therewith (see FIG. 4).

Each page 11 has, however, a top edge portion 16 which, when inserted in the magazine, projects above the top edge of the pages 13. Each top edge portion 16 has a laterally extending tab 17 and when the pagse are arranged in superimposed relation to each other (FIGS. 1 and 2) they are secured to each other by fastening means, such as a staple 18, extending through the tabs 17. The tabs 17 thus provide a lterally offset fastening device for the insert pages which enables the insert pages for each issue of a magazine, not only to be properly assembled and secured together, but to be readily and conveniently associated with the magazine in a substantially permanent and neatly arranged manner (FIGS. 3 and 4).

It is contemplated that the magazine will be printed in a single basic language which might be English, French or the like. Translations of the printed matter in'the magazine will be made into languages, such as German, Swedish, Korean, etc., of the countries where substantial circulation is desired. The translations will be reproduced on inserts 10 as described. Ordinarily, the inserts will be printed in black and white at substantially minimum cost. As previously indicated, each insert page should correspond in content with a magazine page whereby the reader can immediately relate display items suchas pictures on the magazine page with theprinted word on the insert page from which'colour 1 and display items are omitted, and without having to refer to other magazine pages. I

Each copy of the magazine and the appropriate insert for the particular foreign language country will be packaged together for circulation in thatcountry- Identification particulars, indicated at 19 in FIG. 1, are preferably printed on the first page of the insert. The user will associate the insert with the magazine in the manner illustrated in FIG. 5, beginning with the last pages thereof. Since the pages will be correspondingly printed portions on the corresponding page of said magazine, said insert pages being of uniform size and shape, each said insert page having top, bottom and side edges and a tab extending laterally outwardly from one of said side edges adjoining said top edge, said pages being arrangedin a stack with said edges and tabs in alignment, and means fastening all of said tabs together, said pages being otherwise freely separable from each other.

2. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1 in which each insert page has a main portion not exceeding in length and width the respective length and width of said magazine pages, and a top portion projecting beyond the top of said main portion, said tab extending laterally from said top portion.

3. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1, at least some of said insert pages having blank portions correspoding in position with display items on said magazine pages.

4. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1, each said insert page having a number identical with that on a corresponding one of said magazine pages.

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1. In combination with a magazine having pages containing printed portions in one lagnuage, an insert therefore comprising a plurality of pages each corresponding in content with one of said magazine pages but containing translations in another language of the printed portions on the corresponding page of said magazine, said insert pages being of uniform size and shape, each said insert page having top, bottom and side edges and a tab extending laterally outwardly from one of said side edges adjoining said top edge, said pages being arranged in a stack with said edges and tabs in alignment, and means fastening all of said tabs together, said pages being otherwise freely separable from each other.
 2. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1 in which each insert page has a main portion not exceeding in length and width the respective length and width of said magazine pages, and a top portion projecting beyond the top of said main portion, said tab extending laterally from said top portion.
 3. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1, at least some of said insert pages having blank portions correspoding in position with display items on said magazine pages.
 4. A magazine insert as defined in claim 1, each said insert page having a number identical with that on a corresponding one of said magazine pages. 